Context :
Chinese
EV maker announces satellite constellation to support new cars …………
Created: Mar 06, 2023 07:46 AM
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Geely, a Hangzhou, China-based
electric vehicle (EV) maker, announced that it would launch its satellite
constellation to support a new range of cars it recently launched. The vehicles will receive intelligent driving assistance
directly from orbit.
In the U.S., Elon Musk has an
EV-making company, a satellite-making, and a launching company that
provides internet services. However, the products and services of these companies
have not been integrated so far. China-based Geely might be onto something big
that the likes of Tesla would probably like to build upon in the future.
According to the company, Geely established its space-focused arm dubbed Geespace
in 2018 to build a satellite network providing autonomous
driving solutions. By 2022, the company had finished a
satellite building factory and put nine satellites in orbit. Now, Geely is
stepping up its plans.
Last month, the company recently
released its Yinhe or Galaxy line of electrified and fully electric cars. It
has now set itself a target to launch a satellite
constellation that will provide intelligent driving functionality for this line
of vehicles.
As per the report, Geespace will put
as many as 72 satellites into orbit
by 2025, which is the project's
first phase. Details of future phases have not been released for now.
The constellation will also tap into
the Beidou navigation and positioning system, China's alternative to the GPS, to provide positioning
services without blind spots.
The company claims the positioning system will be accurate
down to a centimeter.
Considering the geopolitical
conditions and the U.S. ban on technologies supplied to China, Geely will
deploy self-developed chips, operating systems, cloud computing, and satellite
networks while deploying its constellation.
Interestingly, the positioning system being used in the system is one-directional, and the satellite constellation does not collect data on the user's location.
Instead, it provides the necessary data so
that the intelligent cockpit in the
vehicle can determine its location, helping users maintain their privacy.
Unlike Tesla's use of mobile networks
to download and stream content, the satellite constellation will not support content play-outs.
Instead, it will only support
features that assist driving, such as lane-level
navigation and automatic parking,
among other features. The company intends to develop the technology further to
deliver a fully autonomous driving system.
Geely also wants to tap into China's
Tiantong-1 mobile communication satellites in geostationary orbit through this
constellation. According to the company, the
integration of aerospace, automobile, and the information and communication
industry has become inevitable.
My Take :
Ø Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ………………………….. 20 Nov 2018
Extract
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B : GUIDING PRINCIPLES / GOALS
of ILP
Minimize all kinds of
transport
o Minimize: Private
transport / People travel / Polluting transport
o Maximize: Public transport / Non-polluting transport /
Video-Conferencing
o Discourage: Land-based transport / “Within City “transport / “Privately Owned
transport
o Encourage:
Air based transport / Water based
transport / “Public owned “Transport / Shared
o Raise:
“ Ease
of Doing Business “ rank to under 50
o Lower:
“ Cost of logistics “
from current 14 % of GDP to 6 % of GDP
C: ROAD-MAP TO
ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES
Ø Levying of TRANS-TAX on all vehicles from
birth to death of a vehicle ( irrespective of change in ownership through
gifting / selling )
Ø TRANS-TAX will get collected automatically and for each hour of a
vehicle’s life
Ø In this collection process , there will be NO HUMAN INTERVENTION whatsoever
Ø Amount of TRANS-TAX to be collected every hour , will depend on it’s TRANSCORE
Ø A vehicle’s TRANSCORE will be based on its total HQ [ Harm Quotient ] for that hour
Ø Higher the total HQ [ TRANSCORE ] , higher the TRANS-TAX ( directly
proportional )
Ø Logic : To lower their TRANS-TAX liability
, people will opt for vehicles and driving conditions which generate a low
TRANSCORE
Ø TRANS-TAX will replace all other vehicle-related taxes ( eg :
Registration tax / Road Tax etc ) , other than the GST payable by buyer at time
of purchase of vehicle
Ø TRANS-TAX will be uniform throughout India but credited to the State in
which vehicle is, at each hour of its life
Ø TRANS-TAX will be computed as per following HQ MATRIX
. For exact mechanism , look up para on
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
below
Ø This is a conceptual frame work and transport experts may debate and
come up with a different set of “ Factors “ / “ Weightages “ / “ Rating Scales
“
Ø Without doubt , all of these will differ from
country to country and from time to time , within the same country
Ø For a comprehensive procedure to implement the above-mentioned
suggestion , read the full blog
With
regards,
Hemen
Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / 18 March 2023
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